Tuesday, November 26, 2002
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McCaleb called to account for destroyed e-mails
A federal court investigator on Monday said he plans to interview retiring Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb under oath as part of an ongoing probe into the destruction of e-mails against court orders....
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In The Hoop: Gobble, Gobble
In the rush to document years of high-profile shakeups at the Department of Interior, Indianz.Com left off a big one: Daryl White as Chief Information Officer....
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FBI report cites increase in hate crimes
Hate crimes against American Indians and Alaska Natives increased dramatically in 2001, the FBI reported on Monday....
Okla. tribe has wealthy backer
The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma is backed by a wealthy mall developer who purchased 229 acres in upstate New York for what could be a new casino development....
Conn. casino law targeted by GOPs
Republican lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking a special session to repeal a law they say paved the way for tribal casinos....
R.I. tribe signing new gaming deal
The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island is finalizing an agreement with a new casino partner....
Gaming interests give to N.M. gov-elect
The horse track industry donated at least $296,500 to the campaign of New Mexico governor elect Bill Richardson (D), the Associated Press reported....
Ariz. governor waits to sign compacts
Outgoing Arizona Governor Jane Hull (R) could sign gaming compacts with 17 tribes this week, depending on the outcome of court action over the agreements....
Students present diabetes research
Students from Dine College on the Navajo Reservation presented their diabetes research at a National Institutes of Health conference....
Navajo basketball player mourned
Garilene Smith, a senior at Shiprock High School in New Mexico, was killed in a one-vehicle accident over the weekend....
School celebrates Native American day
Students at Kennedy Elementary in Norman, Oklahoma, will take part in the school's long-running Native American Day celebration today....
Mont. tribal college upgrades system
The Salish Kootenai College on the Flathead Reservation in Montana is upgrading its telecommunications system to a high-speed wireless network....
Navajo leader's home raided by police
A Navajo Nation council delegate who says he was unfairly targeted by his tribe's top politicians had his home raided by tribal police in a pre-dawn raid on Monday, The Farmington Daily-Times reported....
Domestic violence advocate held in shooting death
A Washington woman involved in a domestic violence dispute in which a member of the Puyallup Tribe was killed was a domestic violence advocate, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports....
Bush signs Homeland bill into law
President Bush on Monday signed the bill creating the Department of Homeland Security....
ANWR lobbying group loses partner
A lobbying group dedicated to opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling has lost one of its corporate sponsors....
Activist sees anti-mascot movement growing
American Indian Movement activist Vernon Bellecourt spoke at a University of North Dakota forum on mascots on Monday night....
Wash. tribe buys horse track land
The Muckleshoot Tribe of Washington has purchased more than 150 acres of land where a horse track is located....
Sand Creek land deal up for tribal vote
The business committee of the Cheyenne-Arapaho of Oklahoma is voting on an agreement to accept the land where the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 occurred....
Space shuttle makes connection
The space shuttle Endeavour make a connection with the International Space Station on Monday, leaving three crew members behind....
Editorial: Let Navajos speak Navajo!
An Arizona business that forbade Navajo tribal members from speaking their own language went too far, The Denver Post says in an editorial....
Editorial: Means needs to keep promises
Activist and actor Russell Means needs to honor his promises to the Oglala Lakota people even if he wasn't elected their president, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in editorial....
BIA recognizes new Kickapoo leadership
The Bush administration on Monday recognized the new leadership of the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas that was voted in by traditional means....
McCaleb plans to issue recognition ruling
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb plans to issue a decision on a Connecticut tribe's federal recognition next week, The New London Day reports....
Opinion: U.S. hypocrisy on trust fund
"Clearly a double standard exists within the federal government....
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